Authors: Vicki Leon
ISBN-13: 9781573241274, ISBN-10: 157324127X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Date Published: February 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Take a Romp through the Renaissance when uppity women ruled! In an era typically associated with famous men, infamous women also abounded: Catalina de Erauso, who dueled, drank, and cross-dressed her way through Spain and North America; Christina of Denmark, a dimpled sixteen-year-old widow who turned down Henry VIII (and lived to tell about it); and Veronica Franco, an Italian poet and courtesan turned politician who lobbied in defense of Venice's painted ladies, to name just a few.
Born Again - But to What? | 1 | |
Crafty Women & Artful Iron Maidens | 9 | |
Disorderly Dames, Ardent Altruists & Law-and-Order Ladies | 49 | |
Brilliant Blue Collars, Soulful Femmes & Yuppies of Yore | 91 | |
Rolling Stones & Gender-Adventurous Gals | 127 | |
Slick Talkers & Awesome Networkers | 163 | |
Career Virgins, Saintly Souls & Wa-a-ayward Women | 197 | |
The Mrs., Misses & Near Misses of King Henry VIII | 235 | |
Better Halves, Daring Daughters & Significant Others of the Rich & Famous | 257 | |
Renaissance Resources | 295 | |
Selected Bibliography | 301 | |
Index of Uppity Women | 304 |